My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 86 Announcement
At the entrance of the police superintendent's office.

"...What is this?" Li Kang's gaze swept over Chu Zhu, then fell on Lu Muxue beside him, his expression complex, he hesitated several times as if he wanted to say something.

"I can't help it, this woman just insists on following me!" Chu Zhu covered her forehead, feeling somewhat helpless but not surprised, and sighed, "There's nothing I can do, charming people always encounter all sorts of trouble!"

“You…” Li Kang wanted to mock him, but then he suddenly thought of Ning Linglong from his own team and his daughter, and all his words got stuck in his throat.

"Fine, you're strong, you're amazing. So, why don't you just obediently go on a date with this Miss Lu? What are you trying to do by bringing her to the police station!" Li Kang narrowed his eyes, realizing something, his expression changing, "It can't be that..."

“Oh, of course we can’t bring her into that place! But,” Chu Zhu glanced at Lu Muxue and said, “bringing her here can wear her down… She should leave around dinner time, right?”

"What do you mean?!" Lu Muxue immediately retorted.

"You mean... you want to come to my house? Then I have no objection!" Chu Zhu glanced at Lu Muxue sideways.

"...Oh no! That won't do. Going to a man's house is something you can only do after you're married. I'm planning to go home tonight!" Lu Muxue panicked instantly, even having second thoughts. Her eyes darted around as she started thinking about how to escape.

Li Kang: "?"

Ning Linglong: "?"

Wall announcement: "???"

What's going on? Why can't we go to someone of the opposite sex's house? Explain yourself... The group couldn't quite grasp the logic of their conversation, their brains nearly shutting down. Going to someone of the opposite sex's house doesn't mean we have to do *that*...

“It’s normal,” Chu Zhu said calmly. “Her common sense in this area came entirely from books like ‘The Dragon King’s Son-in-Law’! The fact that you feel something is off just means you’re normal…”

In those books, the female protagonist goes to the male protagonist's house... what good could possibly happen there?
I'm afraid there'll be an aphrodisiac every three steps, a blond guy every five steps, and... cough cough!
Lu Muxue's demeanor doesn't suggest she's innocent; rather, it suggests her mind is filled with filthy thoughts, capable of conjuring up all sorts of inappropriate ideas in an instant.

In response, Chu Zhu said that Lu Muxue's parents may be in high positions of power, but they really don't know how to educate their children.

After a lot of trouble.

In the end, Chu Zhu still brought Lu Muxue into the police station, and then began an ordinary patrol job.

To be honest, Chu Zhu had been a guest member of the special forces for some time, but since he came to the police superintendent's office, he's either at the underground temple or on his way there...

So, experiencing the life of a normal patrol officer was a first for him...

Lu Muxue also found this quite novel and treated it purely as an experience of life.

……

Five p.m.

Police Inspectorate Canteen.

Chu Zhu ate with Li Kang, Ning Linglong, and others.

A crisp tinkling sound rang out.

Bi Xuan, holding his rice bowl, subconsciously stood up. Then, looking at the others who were staring at him with strange expressions, he realized that this didn't seem to be an alarm. He smiled shyly, sat back down, and began to eat his rice.

"Notices issued from above... are generally just high-sounding official announcements, formulaic documents, nothing special... Huh? What is this?!" Li Kang's eyes widened after glancing at it.

He scooped up a spoonful of sweet and sour pork, holding it just above his mouth without putting it in. He stared intently at the tablet!

"Captain, what did you see... such a big reaction? No, you're the captain of the special operations team, the deputy director of the Third District Police Bureau! Such a startle, are you really getting old?" Ning Linglong stood up and walked behind Li Kang, her words full of sarcasm, "Or, you should just retire sooner rather than later... huh?"

The moment Ning Linglong saw the information on the tablet, her expression froze, as if she had turned into a sculpture.

Guan Fei: "???"

"...Could it be a curse?" Bi Xuan felt a chill run down his spine, glancing around at the scattered patrol officers eating their meals—

Even though there was a commotion here, the patrol officers only glanced at it before looking away, neither asking nor paying attention, showing no curiosity.

On their first day in the police department, they received the most severe warning from their direct superiors—anything that happens to the special operations team is normal!

Even if you see something wrong with them, you can't question them, ask them, trace the source, or investigate!
Those who violate this rule will be removed from the police force!

You have to understand that patrol officers are also part of the civil service system... Civil service exams are already so difficult now, and it's foreseeable that they will get even harder each time. Nobody wants to test the determination of the police inspectors' department.

"This... Oh!" Chu Zhu understood. "Judging by the time, it should indeed be about time to announce it!"

Chu Zhu sighed with emotion. Lu Jin's ability to act was truly remarkable... No wonder he was the most likely candidate to succeed the old ruling position in the entire Jinghai City.

"...No, you, how could you?" Upon hearing Chu Zhu's voice, Li Kang suddenly snapped out of his daze, turned his head and stared at Chu Zhu, scrutinizing her from head to toe as if he had seen a ghost.

"Uncle Zhu, you really married into the Lu family?" Ning Linglong was extremely saddened.

If it weren't for the fact that she married into the family, she simply couldn't imagine why such a thing would happen... and it would also explain why the eldest daughter of the Lu family was like a little shadow following her around...

"No, it's just that Lao Lu admires me!" Chu Zhu said calmly.

“…Old Lu?” Li Kang choked.

“Uh…” Bi Xuan blinked her foolish yet clear eyes.

"May I ask a question?" Ning Linglong swallowed hard, "Is the person you're talking about...?"

Although she had already guessed that it might refer to that person, she couldn't believe it—after all, wasn't this title too frivolous and disrespectful?
Chu Zhu usually calls him Li Kang, but that's not calling him Old Li...

"Yes, it's the one you're thinking of." Chu Zhu nodded, quickly finished the last bite of rice, and then patted Lu Muxue's shoulder. "Alright, Miss, your life experience for today is over! If you want to come to my house, I'm fine with it... You can consider calling your parents."

"Don't try to seduce me! We've only known each other for a few days! And you're already dreaming!" Lu Muxue gritted her teeth. "Well then," Chu Zhu glanced at Li Kang instantly, as if he already knew the young lady's answer and was simply going through the motions, "Wait a moment, this young lady's return journey, would you please escort her?"

“After all, things haven’t been peaceful lately! What if something really happens…” Chu Zhu didn’t finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.

Li Kang nodded slightly.

Chu Zhu then got up and left the police station.

Aside from the conversations of other patrol officers eating, no other sounds could be heard at the scene.

Lu Muxue held it in for a while, and finally, like a balloon filled with air, she went to complain to the female police officer next to her.

Bi Xuan waited for a while, his eyes darting between Li Kang and the two seniors, Guan and Ning. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer, "So, can you please stop beating around the bush!"

“Yes,” Guan Fei kept agreeing.

In response, Li Kang passed the tablet in his hand to everyone present.

Then, everyone fell silent...

The news was actually quite simple: it announced that Jinghai City had established a new agency—the Urban Renewal Area Management Office—and also announced the new director—Chu Zhu!
"Captain, I have a question for you! Whose evaluation is higher, yours or Uncle Zhu's?" Bi Xuan asked with difficulty.

“…I don’t know!” Li Kang sighed to the sky. However, once the Shanty Town Renovation Management Office is officially appointed, given the size of the Shanty Town Renovation Area, even if the official rank is low, Chu Zhu will probably be able to sit on equal footing with Sun Zhizheng and the others.

"The higher-ups also said that the Shantytown Redevelopment Management Division has special circumstances and is directly responsible to both Su and Lu." Guan Fei clicked his tongue. "This... could it be that Lu is really going to take over? This matter..."

Ning Linglong remained silent, sitting there in a daze.

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much!" As time went by, Li Kang gradually calmed down.

“Vice Chairman Ning, I’m talking about you… Don’t look at the others, and don’t look at yourself either, you look like you’ve lost a loved one…”

Li Kang looked at Ning Linglong at this moment—in her eyes, it seemed as if a lion was hiding, only she looked a little pathetic…

This really made him lose his composure.

Li Kang advised, "In most cases, it really has nothing to do with marrying into the family... It's simple, if you really married into the family, it's unlikely that you would be given such a heavy responsibility."

“…Oh, right!” Guan Fei realized. Men love discussing politics, so he was quite knowledgeable in this area. “If it’s really about gaining experience, he should start as a secretary, then be demoted to a county-level position as a leader, and then gradually promoted…”

"Sending someone in like this, especially to a newly established organization... will likely cause a lot of public outcry! Although we know Mr. Zhu is indeed capable... this move doesn't seem like a training program..."

"In other words, did A-Zhu really convince Lu Zhizheng through this interview, and then get him to create this organization?" After deducing this conclusion, Li Kang was still somewhat shocked, even though he already knew that Chu Zhu was incredibly capable. "This is simply..."

"Something's not right!" Guan Fei belatedly realized, his expression changing drastically. Everyone turned their gaze to Guan Fei.

“Mr. Zhu is now the director of the urban redevelopment department,” Guan Fei frantically pulled at his hair, his voice trembling, “Will he still join our special forces team?!”

Bi Xuan: "...Huh?!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Bi Xuan came to her senses, and despair appeared on her face.

He also hoped that Chu Zhu's joining would help him with some of the work—especially in the shantytown redevelopment area, where he could get full support from the labor union!

But now, it seems like it's all for nothing!
"That's why I said, Captain, you're too soft-hearted!" Ning Linglong, realizing what had happened, was exasperated and blamed him directly. "Why didn't you dare to fight Lu Zhizheng? Now look what happened, someone stole your man! By the way, if I remember correctly... you personally gave Uncle Zhu Lu Zhizheng's contact information, right?"

"..." Li Kang stared at the team members who had betrayed him, his lips trembling.

Good grief! You think you can act so recklessly just because you're not the captain? Go ahead and confront Lu Zhizheng if you dare!
Ning Linglong responded with her eyes: One thing at a time!
……

the other side.

Third District Church.

"So, Mo Ban is the person you mentioned who can forge this guy into a weapon?" Chu Zhu asked thoughtfully.

He scrutinized the assassin who was bound tightly... The assassin was bound with a special kind of red silk, which looked thin and fragile, but Chu Zhu was very suspicious... Could this thing be some kind of spiritual artifact or forbidden artifact?
No one knew what methods Zhang Hai used, but the assassin's mask had been removed. However, Chu Zhu didn't recognize the person... This confirmed to Chu Zhu that the assassin was not a local from Jinghai!

The assassin is still unconscious.

Chu Zhu pondered deeply, wondering if it was the red silk resembling a weapon on the assassin's body... or if Zhang Hai always rewarded the assassin with a "handsome young man's sleeping punch" every time he woke up!
Zhang Hai, of course, had no idea what Chu Zhu was thinking about him, and nodded, "Yes, but I can't get in touch with him! Can you get in touch with him?"

"You can't even get in touch with me by phone... how am I supposed to contact you?" Chu Zhu rolled her eyes. People from the Mo Cult were notoriously hard to find.

After all, Chu Zhu called them "Civil Engineering Brother"—

Generally speaking, in the real world, once a civil engineer has joined a company, it's practically the same as disappearing! They're either working on a construction site or on their way to work on a construction site; for 365 days a year, you can't find them anywhere.

Not to mention, the Mohist sect in the dream is also the origin of the steam industry. Moreover, based on current information, they are quite busy in the supernatural world as well—

All things considered, it's definitely harder to find someone than a real-world civil engineer.

"Call Mo Jiao and make an appointment, then I'll go!" Chu Zhu yawned.

The headquarters of the Ink Cult in Jinghai City is in the Fourth District… and it's actually the Fourth District on the other side. To get there, you have to go straight across the Second and First Districts, and then cross the Second and Third Districts on the other side, before you can find them.

Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3... are actually somewhat similar to the first, second, and third ring roads in the real world, which are like one ring containing an even bigger ring...

Therefore, getting to the Mo Sect... Chu Zhu really had to put in a lot of effort!

(End of this chapter)